Assorting device.



No; 854,356. PATENTED MAY 21, 1907.

H. HOWBLLG: J. DUFF. ASSORTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1906.

"UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ASSORTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1907.

Application filed July 12,1906. Serial No. 325,888.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that we, HARVEY HOWELL and JOHN DUFF, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Wheeling, county of Ohio, and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Asserting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in asserting devices, and has for its object to provide a device for use in stamping works, candle factories, metal box factories and the like, whereby articles of different sizes are automatically assorted, as for instance the stamped or formed article is separated from the scrap.

A further object is to provide a device for asserting, can lids, box lids, washers and the like from the waste pieces or scrap which is left when said lids or washers are formed, and for respectively delivering said articles to the receptacles which are provided therefor.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the several views Figure 1, is a side elevation of the invention, mounted in position for asserting and delivering articles as formed in a press, Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the invention enlarged, Fig. 8, is alongitudinal sectional view of the same, Fig. 4:, is an enlarged cross section on the line 44 of Fig, 2, and Fig. 5, is a plan view of a washer and also of the waste or scrap piece cut therefrom in forming said washer.

In said drawings, 1, indicates a longitudinal trough or chute formed of one piece of sheet metal and consisting of a plane flat bottom 2, vertical side walls 3, and lateral flanges 4, at the upper edge of said side walls. An inclined hopper or receiving mouth 5, is formed integral with said trough at one end thereof. Said hopper comprises a hopper 6, inclined upward at an angle to the bottom 2, of the trough and gradually widened outward as shown in Fig. 2; vertical side walls 7, which gradually increase in height from the end of the trough to a point 8, substantially midway between the ends of the hopper, and then gradually decrease in height to the outer end; and flanges carried by said side walls 7, said flanges extending from the front end of the trough to the point 8, as shown.

In the bottom. 2, of the trough 1, begin- Secured over the top of the lower end of.

the hopper and the adjacent end of the trough by means of rivets 18, projected through the flanges 4, is a plate or guard 14, which is adapted'to prevent the pieces 10, and 12, from sliding from the trough in any other manner than flat side up.

In operation the end of the hopper 5, is set upon the bed of the press 17, in position to receive the stamped articles and scrap pieces as they drop therefrom, and the' trough is supported in an inclined position in any suitable manner. The smaller of the pieces whether it be the stamped article or the scrap, according to what manner of article is being formed slides forward and drops through the slot 9, to a suitably located receptacle 15, which is provided therefor. The other of said pieces which is of greater diameter or width than the width of the slot 9, passes over said slot with its sides sliding upon the ledges 11, and is conveyed to a re ceptacle 16, provided therefor.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to se cure by Letters Patent is 1. An asserting device comprising a longitudinal trough having a plane flat bottom provided with a central longitudinal slot therein, vertical side-walls terminating in lateral flanges, a receiving end consisting of a hopper having a bottom formed integral with and inclined upward at an angle to the trou h-bottom and gradually widened outward? from said trough-bottom, vertical sidewalls integral with said hopper-bottom, the lastmentioned side-walls being gradually increased in height from the end of the trough to a point substantially midway between the ends of saidhopper and terminating in lateral flanges which are integral with and form a continuation of the flanges of the trough, and a guard mounted over the lower end of the hopper and the adjacent end of the trough, said guard having its lateral edges attached to said flanges.

2. An assorting device of the character described, consisting of a trou h having a plane bottom, provided with a slot therein at a suitable point, in the rear of its discharge end, vertical side walls, a lateral flange carried by each side wall, a hopper with a flaring mouth formed integral with said trough at the receiving end thereof, said hopper being inclined with relation to the trough and having side-walls which gradually increase in height from the end of the trough'to a point substantially midway between the ends thereof, and a plate or guard secured over said hopper and trough whereby, without re+ tarding the progress of articles delivered to the hopper, said articles are directed into the trough ma flatwise position.

3. An assorting device comprising a longitudinal trough having a plane flat bottom provided with a central longitudinal slot therein, vertical side-walls formed integral with said bottom and terminating in lateral flanges, said receiving end consisting of a hopper whose bottom is formed integral with and is inclined upward at an angle to the trough-bottom and is gradually widened from the trough-bottom, vertical side-walls formed integral with said hopper-bottom, the last-mentioned side-walls being gradually increased in height from the adjacent end of the trough to a point substantially midway between the ends of said hop er and terminating in lateral flanges whicli are integral with and form a continuation of the flanges of the trough, and a guard mounted over the lower end of the hopper and the adjacent end of the trough, said guard having its lateral edges attached to said flanges, and said guard being adapted for directing articles delivered to the hopper into the trough in a flatwise position.

Signed by us in presence of two subscribing witnesses. 4

HARVEY HOWVELL. JOHN DUFF Witnesses:

H. E. DUNLAP, RoBT. F. DILWORTH. 

